Parker Freeze Dry Summit
The Parker Freeze Dry Summit is a commercial freeze dryer with 15 trays and a published batch capacity of 97.5 lb of fresh food. A vacuum pump is included; the maker does not say whether it is oil-sealed or dry. The smallest Parker: a removable cartridge of 15 individually heated trays, 48.75 sq ft of shelf area and a 97.5 lb wet capacity, on 230 V single-phase at 60 A. Assembled in South Dakota; two-year warranty; quote only. At 97.5 lb per batch it sits 4th-smallest of the 5 commercial units here that publish a batch figure, where the median is 82.5 lb.
- Batch
- 97.5 lb
- Trays
- 15
- Pump
- included, type not published
- Price
- quote only
A small plant that loads cartridges rather than trays
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from parkerfreezedry.com. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.
- Batch capacity
- 97.5 lb
- Trays
- 15
- Per tray est.
- 6.5 lb
- Pump
- included, type not published
- Voltage
- 220 V
- Circuit amps
- 60 A
- Weight
- 2700 lb
- Wi-Fi app
- Yes
- Warranty
- 2 years (asterisked — subject to terms)
- Country of origin
- USA
Power draw is the maker’s '230V / 60 Amp / Single Phase'; 'Power Usage: 43.5 FLA / 26 RLA'; kW not published figure.
Batch capacity: 'Maximum Wet Product Volume: 97.5 lbs' (44.25 kg); also 'Maximum Gallon Volume: 22.5 Gal / 85 L'.
Features
- 15 trays
- Pump included, type unpublished
- 220 V
- Wi-Fi app
- Made in USA
- Quote or non-USD price
From the spec sheet
Points for and against, drawn from the published figures — not owner reports.
- Removable 15-tray cartridge — load outside the chamber
- Shelf range -35 °F to 200 °F published
- Two-year warranty
- Remote monitoring
- 60 A single-phase circuit
- Quote only
- Only doors-open dimensions published
- 2,700 lb
- Pump type not published
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